Compaid Trust

Analysis

Compaid Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paddock Wood. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Compaid Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.6m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Compaid Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leyton Orient Trust (£1.6m), Hope Health Action (£1.6m) and Navnat Vanik Association of the United Kingdom (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,844. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £479k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.